James Williamson
Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK

James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

The Boy and the Convict (1909)
Executive Producer
£100 Reward (1908)
Director
The Miner's Daughter (1907)
Director
The Village Fire Brigade (1907)
Director
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)
Director
The Polite Lunatic (1905)
Director
Our New Errand Boy (1905)
Director
The Old Chorister (1904)
Director
An Interesting Story (1904)
Director
An Affair of Honour (1904)
Director
The Little Match Seller (1902)
Director
A Reservist Before and After the War (1902)
Director
Magic Extinguisher (1901)
Director
The Big Swallow (1901)
Director | Director of Photography
Fire! (1901)
Director
Stop Thief! (1901)
Director
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes (1901)
Director
Are You There? (1901)
Director
Attack on a China Mission (1900)
Director | Producer | Writer | Director of Photography
The Clown Barber (1898)
Director | Producer | Cinematography
Sloper's Visit to Brighton (1898)
Director | Writer
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898)
Director
Washing the Sweep (1898)
Director | Writer